Tag Archives: Mariano Rivera

This time last year, Dellin Betances did what seemed to be the impossible: with no options remaining, he was able to win a job out of Spring Training and stay on the roster for the entire season. He became the set-up man to David Robertson, made the All-Star team as a rookie and beat Mariano ...

We all know the famous story of Mark Teixeira coming to camp last season, hoping to have a good year after missing almost the entire 2013 season with a wrist injury. However, Teixeira's year didn't go the way he planned; he didn't contribute much offensively and got hurt a lot. This year, Teixeira is coming ...

Everyday until the end of February, we're going to analyze each player on the 40-man roster, discussing what they did last season (majors or minors), and what we can expect from them during the 2015 season. The 40-man roster is subject to change, but we'll start with the players that are a lock to make ...

There are many ways to determine how valuable a player is to a team. You could judge by home runs, RBI's, OBP or slugging percentage. But one of the surefire ways to determine how valuable a player is, is by their WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Of course, WAR isn't perfect and old school baseball analysts ...

With the 2015 Hall of Fame announcements due on January 6 at 2 p.m. ET, I decided to sit down and write a mock MLB Hall of Fame ballot. There are many deserving players on the ballot and it was hard to choose just 10, but after much pondering, I made my decision. Before we begin ...

The 2013 All-Star Game was special to Yankees fans for many reasons: it was held in New York City (in Citi Field) and it was Mariano Rivera's final All-Star game of his career. In 2014, Derek Jeter had his chance to play one last All-Star game after being voted in by the fans, the game ...

It's no secret the entire 2014 season was surrounded around Derek Jeter's "Farewell Tour", and during the month of September, it was no exception. Jeter ended his Yankees career in style, notching a game-winning RBI single in his final game at Yankee Stadium and hitting one last infield single on the final game of the ...

If there was one word to describe the 2014 season aside from Derek Jeter's retirement tour, it would have to be "disappointment". The 2014 season was heartbreaking on many levels: Mark Teixeira and Carlos Beltran were constantly hurt, Brian McCann didn't hit to his potential for the first four months of the season, the rotation ...